John Jenks Dead at Avoca Prominent Local Leader Dies
John Jenks, 76, Avoca longtime banker and former councilman and state representative, died in Avoca. Born Sept 26 1855 in Hampshire County Massachusetts he later moved to Minnesota and Illinois before settling in Avoca in 1881. Surviving daughter Florence Knutsch of Chicago. funeral Tuesday at 2 PM at his home, with burial plans to Council Bluffs and Earlville.
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Inn
H. Jenks
Chicago University
Jenks
Anne Heslet
la Salle County
Avoca
Florence Knutsch
Chicago
Council Bluffs
Earlville
Ehner Norton
Omaha
Avace
Earl Rormaly
Aged Elk Horn Man Ill After Brush With Gypsy Band
June 1. A well known aged Elk Horn man, Lars Petersen, is seriously ill after a visit by gypsy women seeking fortune telling and rheumatism cure. The encounter led to a robbery of $15, later recovered and the women fined. Petersen, shaken, required medical care and rest under a physician’s supervision.
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Lars Petersen
Mr. Peterseon
Mr. Petersen
Petersen
Joral
Fixira
Guthric Center
Corner Stone Laying For Anita Church
Anita Iowa June 1 Special Services marked the laying of a corner stone for a new Christian church. A red Tennessee marble slab donated by Frank Chote bore an 1831 inscription. Mrs ILG Paulkner read the dedication address and Mrs Ralph Suplee placed a box in the stone and cemented it in.
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Anita, In
New Christian Church
Tennessee
Frank Chote
Anita
Il,g- Paulkner
Ralph Suplee
Birth notices from local hospital births announced
Fred Martens and wife of Walnut welcomed a son Frederick Myron weighing 9 pounds 74 ounces at birth. Freeman of Braylon reported a daughter born yesterday at Jones hospital. Mr and Mrs James Davis of Atlantic welcomed a girl born Saturday afternoon at Atlantic hospital weighing 8 pounds 9 ounces.
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Fred
Martens
Bork Imlay
Frederick Myron
Dtul
Very Freeman
Braylon
Jones Hospital
James Davis
Atlantic
the Atlantic Hospital
Demorest Celebrates Fortieth Year in Northwestern Bell
C L Demorest district manager for Northwestern Bell in Council Bluffs marks his 40th year in the telephone business. He began as a night operator with Town Telephone at Merestin e and has held roles from repairman to manager across exchanges in Iowa including Webster City Fort Dodge Iowa Falls Carroll Sioux City. He moved to Council Bluffs in 1919 to assume his current post.
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C. LE. Demorest
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Council Bluffs
Town Telephone Company
Merestine
Demorest Hesp
Probe of Fatal Shooting In Dunkerton
An investigation will begin in Dunkerton Iowa into a fatal shooting that killed Janet Bailey 38 and her son 30 and her husband who died by self inflicted gunshot after returning home from a two month absence Witnesses LeRoy 14 and Gertrude 11 said Bailey began drinking prior to the shooting The incident occurred on the Baer Brothers farm four miles southeast of Dunkerton near Waterloo
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Dunkerton
Janet
N. S
McQuinn
Bailey
Vehit
Bie Baer Borthoes
Waterloo
Anita High School Alumni Hold Annual Meet
Anita Ia June 1 Special The fifth annual banquet of the Anita High School Alumni Association was held at the K of P hall Friday evening with 14% attendees. A 10 o'clock dive was served by the Pythian Sisters. President Harry Swartz oversaw a brief business session and officers were elected: Mrs Isaac Browne president Mrs George Smithers vice president Walter Baht secretary A W Forshay treasurer Thm Burns A R Kohl and G M Veo Camp directors. We Garlock presented the class of 1951 to the association. Music by the high school quartet Grave Dourberly and Gall Weise won the highest scholarship awards of the class. Prizes are awarded annually by the association. A splendid program was presented. Newark June 7 UK NLS Directors of the Kennewon Copper company today declared a quarterly dividend of 26 cents a share placing the stock on a 1 annual basis as compared with 50 previously paid.
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Speinald
Anits High School
Pythiar Sisters
Harry Swartz
Isaac Brownei
George Smithers
Walte Baht
A W. Forshay
New’ark
NLS
Kennewon Copper Company
Local News Briefs From Atlantic Area Headlines
Local items report visits and travel by residents and guests from Atlantic to Sioux City Valley Junction and Avoca, with multiple families and individuals staying over Memorial Day. Notable mentions include Lyk Sabins of Omaha and Sabins family hosting visitors, plus Daniel Lyk Sabins and J. Lang home guests from Kansas City and Des Moines. Also noted are graduations at Cedar Falls, charity events at Hotel Whitney, and a police brief on embezzlement case resolved in Creston with a 30 day jail sentence in place for related charges.
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Cecil Muddlie
Creston
Huddle
Ito
Des Moines woman J W Long mother of Anita undertaker dies
Mrs J W Long 81 of Des Moines mother of C A Long Anita undertaker died after long illness. Buried Sunday in Evergreen cemetery. Survived by husband three sons and two daughters. Former residents Anita and Des Moines. Funeral and burial details given.
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Anita
June
J. W. Long
Des Moines
Evergreen Cemetery
C. A. Long
Decree Aims for Federal Aid Cuts and Agricultural Grants
Fragmentary OCR notes describe reductions in federal funds and shifts in agricultural service spending. It mentions a $30,000 allocation across twenty-nine projects for the coming year and an $80,000 Rockefeller Foundation gift to Town State College to support five years of research, with details unclear.
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Lomport
Deel Mack
Nate
Town State’ College
Rockefeller
Local brief fragment notes a cryptic report
Fragmentary text from a local page mentions a term Ae Nyported. The readable portion hints at an event or notice but lacks clear details, names, or dates. Further context is required to determine the subject and exact action described.
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